【读新闻学英语】盘点20年来Trade Me上最热门的商品，已经不能用“奇怪”来形容了

By 新西兰中文先驱网· 2019年03月04日 02:05

It was twenty years ago today that founder Sam Morgan posted Trade Me's first listing: his 21" AKAI-brand TV, with bidding started at $200.

20年前，创始人Sam Morgan在Trade Me网站上发布了第一件商品：他的21寸AKAI牌电视机，起拍价为200纽币。

founder：创始人

bidding：投标，喊价

To celebrate its birthday, the site has revealed its 10 most popular listings of all time. The chart is topped by the handbag, owned by Nicole Davies, that Tana Umaga used to hit Chris Masoe over the head in a pub in Christchurch in 2006.

为了庆祝生日，该网站公布了这几十年以来最受欢迎的10件商品。排行榜中第一位是Nicole Davies拥有的手提包。在2006年基督城的一家酒吧内，Tana Umaga用这个手提包打了Chris Masoe。

celebrate ：庆祝

revealed ：公布

Davies' handbag was bought by Whanganui woman Sue Langmaid for $22,750 after an auction plagued by fake bids.

Davies的这只手提包最终由Whanganui女士Sue Langmaid以22750纽币购得，虽然拍卖过程中经历了竞价造假。

plagued ：折磨

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Some auctions, like the possessed printer, became focal points for discussion on popular topics. Others - like the chance to be the person to push the button on the Radio Network House demolition in Christchurch.

有一些拍卖，比如一款让其主人抓狂的打印机，成为了讨论的热点话题。还有一些拍卖，比如成为基督城Radio Network House爆破项目中那个按爆破钮的人。

focal points ：焦点

demolition：爆破

And some, like the Jesus Christ pita bread, were just plain weird.

还有其他一些，比如耶稣基督皮塔饼，真就是特别奇怪。

plain weird：十分奇怪

拍卖前十的热门商品：

1. The handbag that Tana Umaga used to hit Chris Masoe over the head with in a pub in Christchurch (2006) - 1.07 million views and sold for $22,800

2006年，在基督城的一家酒吧，新西兰全黑队队员Tana Umaga用一个手提包打了Chris Masoe的头。这个手提包页面浏览量为107万次，最终以22800纽币售出。

2. Possessed printer (2013) - 1 million views

2013年，一台让人抓狂的惠普无线打印机。页面浏览量达到100万次。

3. Radio Network House Implosion in Christchurch (2012)- 459,420 views